diff --git a/buildall.sh b/buildall.sh
index 09cbba8..488fea0 100755
--- a/buildall.sh
+++ b/buildall.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ do
 				echo "Release flagged, but no release tag supplied" 1>&2;
 				exit 1;
 			fi;;
+    -p|-pull)
+      # pull from remote Git origin
+      git pull origin master;;
 		-t|-trial)
 			trial="TRUE";;
 		-w|-webapps)